Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 1.99 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Pre-demographic dividend, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Pre-demographic dividend is 1.99 million, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 2.66 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.23 million, in 1992.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 30th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1.59 million | — |
| 1986 | 1.66 million | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 1.72 million | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 1.78 million | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 1.84 million | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 2.29 million | +24.0% |
| 1991 | 1.35 million | -40.9% |
| 1992 | 1.23 million | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 1.26 million | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 1.23 million | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.93 million | +57.0% |
| 1996 | 1.97 million | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.99 million | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 2.03 million | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 2.02 million | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 2.00 million | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.61 million | -19.8% |
| 2002 | 1.67 million | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.73 million | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 1.33 million | -23.4% |
| 2005 | 1.40 million | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 1.50 million | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 1.60 million | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 1.86 million | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 2.12 million | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 2.43 million | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 2.65 million | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 2.66 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.00 million | -24.9% |
| 2014 | 2.05 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.09 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 1.97 million | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.97 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.09 million | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 2.20 million | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 1.99 million | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.72 million | 1.59 million | 1.84 million | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.73 million | 1.23 million | 2.29 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 million | 1.33 million | 2.12 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.21 million | 1.97 million | 2.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.99 million | 1.99 million | 1.99 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More public sector data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Arms imports 447.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4046 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -30.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 447.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 20.06 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0146 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 22.17 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 31.79 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Pre-demographic dividend was 1.99 million in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 million in 1992.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
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About this data
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.